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Fruit flies prioritise mating over survival, new study suggests

Fruit flies continue to mate even when they are infected with deadly disease, a new study suggests. Fighting illness usually takes up a lot of energy, so infections are typically thought to reduce the amount available for activities like mating. But ...

11 May 2022 at 01:25

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400 Salmon Flies sold to raise funds for Creeslough

Willy Darragh and James Tobin presenting Fr. John Joe Duffy with a cheque for €3,200 proceeds of 400 salmon flies sold in two lots by Willy to his friends and contacts across the globe. The flies have been accumulating over a good number of years ...

27 Apr 2023 at 11:33

Researchers identify a new taste receptor in flies for alkaline food

It has been known for some time that animals can taste sweet, salty, sour and bitter foods, but whether they can taste alkaline food has remained unclear until now, researchers suggest. According to a new study, fruit flies can sense alkaline ...

20 Mar 2023 at 16:00

Male-to-male courtship seen in fruit flies exposed to ozone pollution

Male fruit flies exposed to ozone pollution may struggle to recognise members of the opposite sex and show an interest in other males instead, research suggests. Scientists have found high levels of ozone exposure disrupts the chemical ...

14 Mar 2023 at 16:00

Scientists engineer ‘virgin birth’ in fruit flies after finding genetic cause

Scientists have engineered “virgin birth” in female fruit flies after pinpointing its genetic cause. Like most animals, fruit fries reproduce sexually – where the egg is fertilised by sperm. Researchers from the University of ...

28 Jul 2023 at 16:01

Horse Racing

No Cheltenham Festival for Flies this year

There will be no Cheltenham Festival for No Flies On Him despite Edward O’Grady taking plenty of positives from his second place behind Tullyhill at Punchestown on Sunday. The JP McManus-owned five-year-old downed Grade One ...

19 Feb 2024 at 13:53

Horse Racing

Exciting prospect No Flies On Him waiting for Punchestown

No Flies On Him will head to Punchestown to continue his hurdling education next month after connections elected to miss the Dublin Racing Festival with the top novice prospect. Trained by Edward O’Grady and owned by JP ...

30 Jan 2024 at 16:19

Horse Racing

No Flies On Him has Dublin date for O’Grady

No Flies On Him has the chance to take Edward O’Grady back to the top level when he appears at the Dublin Racing Festival next month. Owned by JP McManus, the five-year-old accounted for Nicky Henderson’s Grade One ...

15 Jan 2024 at 13:18

Local News

Tipperary trainer Edward O'Grady has entry in Grade 1 Novice Hurdle at Dublin Racing Festival

The entries for the Grade 1 Tattersalls Ireland 50th Derby Sale Novice Hurdle at next month's Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown number 26. Willie Mullins has entered 14 horses, with Ballyburn and Mystical ...

14 Jan 2024 at 07:33

BBC to air Lord Of The Flies series and Hamza Yassin natural history programme

A Lord Of The Flies adaption has been announced by the BBC along with other new programming, including a natural history film presented by Strictly Come Dancing winner Hamza Yassin. The 1954 William Golding ...

20 Apr 2023 at 19:20

Fruit flies could help scientists stop the growth of brain tumours

Scientists believe fruit flies could help them stop the growth of brain tumours. Experts at the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the University of Plymouth have been able to identify and ...

12 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Lord Of The Flies to be adapted for television as search begins for young cast

Classic book Lord Of The Flies will be adapted for television for the first time and the search is under way to find the young boys to star in the drama. The 1954 novel by author William Golding ...

19 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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